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Using commensal bacteria to produce vaccine-like immune responses to dangerous bacterium

Researchers have produced vaccine-like immune responses to a dangerous bacterium by colonizing 26 healthy volunteers with a related, but harmless, commensal bacterial species. The first-in-human, controlled infection study showed the strategy was safe, as no side effects were reported and the volunteers didn't transmit the commensal bacteria to bedroom-sharers over the 90-day study.

8 Jul 2021

Researchers discover how to artificially produce healthy mucus

Many people instinctively associate mucus with something disgusting, but in fact, it has incredibly many valuable functions for our health. It keeps track of our important intestinal flora and feeds the bacteria.

8 Jul 2021

Mother-to-baby SARS-CoV-2 transmission in pregnancy possible but rare, says study

A new meta-analysis, released on the medRxiv* preprint server, suggests that, though possible, the virus is rarely transmitted to the newborn in real life. A scientific brief from the World Health Organization (WHO) in February 2021 describes three mechanisms by which the virus might be transmitted from the mother to the fetus or newborn.

7 Jul 2021

Fecal transplant and fiber supplementation can benefit patients with obesity-related metabolic syndrome

A transplant of healthy gut microbes followed by fiber supplements benefits patients with severe obesity and metabolic syndrome, according to University of Alberta clinical trial findings published today in Nature Medicine.

6 Jul 2021

Chemotherapy destabilizes gut microbiome in cancer patients

New research in BMC Cancer has shown myelosuppressive chemotherapy destabilizes gut microbiome in patients with solid organ cancers.

6 Jul 2021

Inadequate exposure to UVB light may be linked with increased risk of colorectal cancer

Inadequate exposure to UVB light from the sun may be associated with an increased risk of colorectal cancer, particularly in older age groups, according to a study using data on 186 countries, published in the open access journal BMC Public Health.

5 Jul 2021

Researchers highlight easily adoptable methods to improve outcomes for patients with gastroesophageal cancer

Two Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center experts were invited to present new insights on treatment of gastroesophageal cancers during the European Society for Medical Oncology World Congress on Gastrointestinal Cancer 2021.

2 Jul 2021

Structure-guided T cell vaccine design could offer broad protection SARS-CoV-2 variants

Gaurav Gaiha, MD, DPhil, a member of the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard, studies HIV, one of the fastest-mutating viruses known to humankind.

2 Jul 2021

Stool transplant may be worth exploring as treatment option for COVID-19

It might be worth exploring stool transplant to treat COVID-19 infection, suggest doctors in a letter published online in the journal Gut, after they used the procedure in two patients to prevent the recurrence of another bacterial infection.

2 Jul 2021

Loss of PTHrP hormone can prevent metastases, improve survival in mice with pancreatic cancer

Lowering levels of a hormone called PTHrP can prevent metastases and improve survival in mice with pancreatic cancer and could lead to a new way to treat patients, according to a study from cancer researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center and with collaborators at the University of Pennsylvania.

1 Jul 2021

CN Bio’s PhysioMimix™ adopted by King’s College London to investigate chronic liver disease

CN Bio today announced that King’s College London, an internationally renowned research university, has adopted the PhysioMimix™ Multi-Organ MPS.

From CN-Bio 29 Jun 2021

Acidic environment enhances production of butyric acid from apple pectin by fecal microbiota

Researchers from Tallinn University of Technology, Grete Raba, Signe Adamberg, and Kaarel Adamberg showed that an acidic environment enhances the production of butyric acid from apple pectin by fecal bacterial consortia - microbiota.

29 Jun 2021

New tool allows surgeons to pinpoint breast tumors more easily

Breast surgeons at Hackensack Meridian Hackensack University Medical Center have a new tool that allows them to pinpoint breast tumors more easily, with many benefits to the patient.

29 Jun 2021

Connective tissue protein promotes immune responses that fight bacterial infections

A connective tissue protein known to support the framework of organs also encourages immune responses that fight bacterial infections, while restraining responses that can be deadly in the condition called sepsis, a new study finds.

28 Jun 2021

Researchers develop engineered yeast probiotic for treatment of inflammatory bowel disease

The world of microbes living in the human gut can have far-reaching effects on human health. Multiple diseases, including inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), are tied to the balance of these microbes, suggesting that restoring the right balance could help treat disease.

28 Jun 2021

Gastrointestinal Health News and Research

Latest Gastrointestinal Health News and Research

Using commensal bacteria to produce vaccine-like immune responses to dangerous bacterium

Researchers discover how to artificially produce healthy mucus

Mother-to-baby SARS-CoV-2 transmission in pregnancy possible but rare, says study

Fecal transplant and fiber supplementation can benefit patients with obesity-related metabolic syndrome

Chemotherapy destabilizes gut microbiome in cancer patients

Inadequate exposure to UVB light may be linked with increased risk of colorectal cancer

Researchers highlight easily adoptable methods to improve outcomes for patients with gastroesophageal cancer

Structure-guided T cell vaccine design could offer broad protection SARS-CoV-2 variants

Stool transplant may be worth exploring as treatment option for COVID-19

Loss of PTHrP hormone can prevent metastases, improve survival in mice with pancreatic cancer

CN Bio’s PhysioMimix™ adopted by King’s College London to investigate chronic liver disease

Acidic environment enhances production of butyric acid from apple pectin by fecal microbiota

New tool allows surgeons to pinpoint breast tumors more easily

Connective tissue protein promotes immune responses that fight bacterial infections

Researchers develop engineered yeast probiotic for treatment of inflammatory bowel disease

Could microalgae-derived antiviral compounds combat SARS-CoV-2 and other viruses?

UTHSC researchers publish new findings on how obesity impacts cancer treatments

SARS-CoV-2 virus sequences could be identified from hospital surface swabs

Yeast-derived polysaccharide mixture effectively inhibits the onset, progression of immune disorders

Study could help identify genes linked to aging process

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